Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:17
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Berean Standard Bible
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
King James Version
He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
World English Bible
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
American Standard Version
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
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